Lewis Hamilton stood like a little boy who’d had his lollipop whipped off him. Worse, three-tenths of a second separated one Silver Arrow from the other. No matter what I do, no matter what I change, I can’t get confidence in it. As for Hamilton, he took the last of his 103 wins 468 days ago here by Corniche. Hamilton, his voice dropping again, replied: ‘I wouldn’t say this situation is giving me a lot of pleasure. But I am trying to be patient and work with the team to get us to a good place. I’m so grateful for everyone that’s been on the journey with me.’.

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